Adaptor for cigarette holders



Nov. 1, 1966 M. AMBRUCH 3,282,271

ADAPTOR FOR CIGARETTE HOLDERS Filed Aug. 21, 1964 J-- fl INVENTOR.

{ W/44:1 zl/www/ United States Patent 3,282,271 ADAPTOR FOR CIGARETTE HOLDERS Michael Amhruch, 84 Coxeville, Beaver Meadows, Pa. Filed Aug. 21, 1964, Ser. No. 391,236 1 Claim. (Cl. 131198) This invention relates to an adaptor for cigarette holders, and has as its primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be used in association with a conventional cigarette holder to provide a cooler smoke, particularly by the admission of air which is admitted to the smokers mouth and lungs concurrently with the inhalation of smoke from the cigarette.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which by means of the provision of added air affords a cooler smoke.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a device, which by dilution of the smoke, reduces the amount of nicotine and tar taken into the mouth and lungs per inhalation.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which may be readily adapted to any desired type of cigarette holder, and which may be used with any type of cigarette, either with or without a filter on the end of the cigarette.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, which may be readily inserted in a cigarette holder, and which may be easily cleaned when desired.

Still other objects reside in the combinations of elements, arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter and disclosed in the accompanying drawing wherein there is shown a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional cigarette holder, the adaptor of the instant invention being indicated in position therein in dotted lines, and a cigarette also being indicated in dotted lines.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken substantially along the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 33 of FIGURE 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of FIGURE 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

FIGURE 5 is an end elevational view of the device taken substantially along the line 5-5 of FIGURE 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

FIGURE 6 is an elevational view of a modified form of cigarette holder, the adaptor of the instant invention being indicated in position in the end thereof in dotted lines.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, there is generally indicated at 10 a conventional cigarette holder of any desired configuration including a bore 11 having an open end 12, a stem 13 having a restricted smoke passageway 14 therethrough and a mouthpiece 15. The open end 12 is normally dimensioned to enable the end of a cigarette 16 to be fitted thereinto, and in order to accommodate the adaptor of the instant invention, generally indicated at 20, the open end may be slightly enlarged by boring or the like. In a holder constructed initially to accommodate the adaptor of the instant invention, the bore is so dimensioned as to receive the same. The adaptor 20 comprises a tubular body 21 hav- 3,282,271 Patented Nov. '1, 1966 ing a relatively thick side wall 22, as best seen in FIG- URE 4, the interior of which is provided with an annular flange 23 having a relatively large central opening 24 therein. The inner configuration defines a slightly stepped socket 25, which is dimensioned to receive the end of the cigarette 16, and slightly constrict the same to provide a tight fit. The outer end of the adaptor is provided with an annular outwardly extending flange 27, which is dimensioned to fit over the rim or lip of the open end 12 of the holder, and which is provided with spaced grooves 28 at suitable intervals about the periphery thereof. The grooves 28 which are cut in the interior side walls of the flange 27 communicate with the openings 26 and with longitudinally or axially extending grooves 29 which are cut in the exterior side wall 22 of the body portion 21, and extend from the openings 26, the full length of the side wall 22, opening into communication with the bore or chamber 11 interiorly of the holder. The arrangement is thus such that when a cigarette is lit and positioned in the adaptor inhalation through the bore 14 of the stern will draw not only smoke from the burning cigarette into the mouth and lungs of the user, but will also draw atmospheric air through the grooves 28, the open sides of which are closed by the external wall of the cigarette 16, to convert grooves 28 into air ducts, openings 26, and the grooves 29. The size of the grooves and the openings as well as the number thereof will control the quantity of air admitted, and consequently the relative proportion of air to smoke inhaled by the user. By thus mixing air with the smoke from the burning cigarette, a cooler smoke is assured, and the relative quan tity of nicotine, tar, and other ingredients normally present in the smoke is relatively reduced for each inhalation. Thus a cooler and better tasting smoke is assured.

FIGURE 6 is a View similar to FIGURE 1, but discloses an adaptor 20, substantially identical in all respects to that previously described in a different type of holder, generally indicated at 40, and constituted by an elongated aluminum tube 41, having a long hollow interior passage or mixing chamber 42 and a relatively short stem 43 terminating in a mouthpiece 44-, the stem having a reduced bore 45 extending therethrough. The stem has a long insert 46 which supports the long hollow tube 41 to maintain balance with the stem; the purpose of the long aluminum chamber being to provide a better mix of the smoke and air.

It may here be pointed out that any desired type of holder may be utilized, and the adaptor itself may be made of any desired material, such as plastic, metal such as aluminum, or the like. The adaptor may be press fitted or force fitted into the open end of the holder, which may be specifically designed to accommodate the adaptor, or which may be bored or reamed to accommodate the same from a conventional holder having an open end of less than the requisite diameter. In the event that the adaptor is force fitted for permanent retention therein, cleaning may be effected by inserting a wire through the openings 26 between the grooves 28 and 29 and then into the interior of the device. A pipe cleaner may be inserted through the openings 14 and 24 to effect a cleaning thereof. In the case of a separable holder such as shown in FIGURE 6, the holder may be separated or the mouthpiece removed as desired. In the case of a single piece holder it is sometimes desirable to remove the adaptor, in which case a press fit rather than the stronger force fit is preferably employed.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved adaptor for a cigarette holder which accomplishes all of the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment herein above shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

In a cigarette holder including a hollow stem and a mouthpiece on one end of said stern, a body substantially wholly within the other end of said stern, said body having an open outer end and an inner end and having a first bore of a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of a cigarette and a second bore opening into said first bore, there being a plurality of openings through the wall of said body outwardly of and adjacent to the inner end of said first bore and said body having .grooves on the interior thereof extending from said openings to the exterior at the outer end of said body, said body having other grooves extending axially therealong on the eiterior of said body from said openings to the inner end of said body, said other grooves, openings, and first named grooves providing means for cooling air to enter said stem to mix with smoke passing therethrough when a cigarette has an end portion seated in said second bore.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 882,825 3/1908 Heald. 1,266,553 5/1918 Cherekjian 131198 X 2,580,974 1/1952 Sutter 131198 X 2,791,224 5/1957 Jones 131198 FOREIGN PATENTS 520,204 3/1939 Great Britain.

SAMUEL KOREN, Primary Examiner.

JOSEPH S. REICH, Examiner. 

